Concise
Pronunciation of Concise
/kənsˈa͡ɪs/, /kənsˈaɪs/, /k_ə_n_s_ˈaɪ_s/
Antonyms for concise:
Synonyms for concise:
Sense 1
Sense 2
monosyllabic, trenchant, snappy.
Sense 3
Sense 4
Sense 5
Other synonyms and related words:
cryptic, crisp, quiet, aphoristic, elliptical, sententious, elliptic, brevity, monosyllabic, pithy, summary, epigrammatic, snappy, economical, exact, compendious, telegraphic, laconic, apothegmatic, silent, trenchant, taciturn.
aphoristic (adjective)
concise (adjective)
incisive, to the point, compact, brusque, blunt, short, succinct, brief, abrupt, curt, terse, short and sweet.
intelligent (adjective)
little (adjective)
minute, little, delicate, brief, narrow, meager, compact, diminutive, few, short, succinct, low, scanty, puny, paltry, small.
short (adjective)
low, picayune, clipped, puny, abridged, stumpy, squat, petite, little, curt, short, succinct, condensed, brief, runty, small, compact.
short, to the point (adjective)
compendious, pithy, epigrammatic, short and sweet, terse, laconic, brief, condensed, summary, abridged, curt, compact, succinct.
shortened (adjective)
succinct (adjective)
Sense 1 (noun)
concise (noun)
summary, telegraphic, cryptic, elliptic, terse, pithy, apothegmatic, elliptical, sententious, epigrammatic, brief, crisp, aphoristic, curt, succinct, compendious, compact, laconic.
Usage examples for concise:
- In a concise manner matching his own, I put him in possession of the facts relating to the Groveland case, and then I made a discovery. - "Out of a Labyrinth", Lawrence L. Lynch.
- I like the calm, clear, concise statements of these European savans, who approach the subject, not as bereaved persons, but as biologists. - "The Shadow World", Hamlin Garland.